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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 1984
Filed:
May. 03, 1982
Frans J De Coene, Zedelgem, BE;
Adrianus Naaktgeboren, Zedelgem, BE;
Sperry Corporation, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A satellite mower-conditioner comprising a frame, a pair of rotary members mounted on the frame and rotatable about generally upright axes with each rotary member having mounted thereon for rotation therewith a plurality of rotary cutter units rotatable also about respective generally upright axes offset from the rotational axis of the rotary member, two sets of tines stationarily mounted on the frame and associated with the respective rotary members such that the tines of one set define, generally between the rotary members, an angle with the corresponding tines of the other set, and at least two additional sets of tines mounted for rotation with the respective rotary members. The rotatably mounted tines are arranged to cooperate with the stationarily mounted tines to condition cut crop therebetween, the rotatably mounted tines also serving to engage crop as it is being cut and carry the cut crop between the two rotary members to, and between, the stationary sets of tines, and finally to disengage the crop rearwardly of the rotary members.